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Sinn Féin Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has called on the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to state categorically if he and the Taoiseach Enda Kenny had talks with Alf-Helge Aarskog with regard to the issuing of new licenses for Irish salmon farms.

Speaking in the Seanad today, Senator Ó Clochartaigh said:

“Mr Aarksog is chief-executive of one of Norway’s largest fish farming companies, Marine Harvest.

“The company is already heavily involved in the Irish fish farming industry and is responsible for three-quarters of the 12,000 tonnes of farmed salmon that will be produced in Ireland this year.